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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Vo·tive a.  Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. Votive incense.”
 We reached a votive stone, that bears the name
 Of Aloys Reding.   --Wordsworth.
    Embellishments of flowers and votive garlands.   --Motley.
 Votive medal, a medal struck in grateful commemoration of some auspicious event.
 Votive offering, an offering in fulfillment of a religious vow, as of one's person or property.
 -- Vo*tive*ly, adv. -- Vo*tive*ness, n.